Eye In The Sky

You possibly have that uncle - you know, that one who declares expertise on world affairs and generously doles out advice on how to run the country. India needs a dictator, democracy is for sissies, he says. And his solution for ending terrorism? Carpet-bomb Syria, of course! Genocide is, obviously, the most sensible, cost-effective solution. Hearing this uncle speak will make you think that exterminating millions of people is akin to purchasing supplies at the wholesale store to save money.

Sometimes you wonder, if you were to take this uncle to Syria, place him in the middle o....